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CITY OF SAUGATUCK v. SAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP

Docket No. 88197.

157 Mich. App. 52 (1987)

403 N.W.2d 100

CITY OF SAUGATUCK v. SAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided January 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheridan & Sheridan (by Stephen E. Sheridan), for plaintiff.

Bauckham, Reed, Lang, Schaefer, Sparks & Rolfe, P.C. (by John H. Bauckham), and Coupe & Van Allsburg (by William W. Coupe), for defendant.

Amicus Curiae:

Louis C. Andrews, Jr., for Michigan Municipal League.

Before: MacKENZIE, P.J., and T.M. BURNS and R.R. JOSLYN, JJ.

P.R. JOSLYN, J.

Defendant Saugatuck Township appeals from a judgment on behalf of plaintiff City of Saugatuck in this declaratory judgment action. At issue is the township's refusal to yield a portion of its assets to the newly incorporated city pursuant to the home rule cities act, MCL 117.1 et seq.; MSA 5.2071 et seq. The township maintains that the city has no standing to require the division and that, regardless of standing, the home rule cities...

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